Synopsis

Led by Bhuvan, the people of a small village in British India risk their future on a game of cricket against their evil British rulers. The bet is if they lose the game, they will be forced to pay 3 times the original tax to the Britishers, and if they win they will have to pay no tax at all.

Movie Reception

Lagaan landed at the box office with a solid reviews from the critics and was critically acclaimed by everyone. It made an excellent impressive on the minds of the audience and collected a huge amount in the theatres. The first week journey of the film helped it to set its foot on the screens. It continued its strong run in the second week as well.

After a strong journey in the theatres, it managed to become the third highest Hindi grosser of the year. In the overseas market also, it fared well and turned out to be the second highest grosser of the year after Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.

Full Cast & Characters

ACTOR NAME

CHARACTER NAME

Aamir Khan

Bhuvan

Gracy Singh

Gauri

Rachel Shelley

Elizabeth Russell

Paul Blackthorne

Captain Andrew Russell

Suhasini Mulay

Yashodamai

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Rajah Puran Singh

Raghuvir Yadav

Bhura

Rajendra Gupta

Mukhiya

Rajesh Vivek

Guran

Shri Vallabh Vyas

Ishwar

Javed Khan

Ram Singh

Raj Zutshi

Ismail

Akhilendra Mishra

Arjan

Daya Shankar Pandey

Goli

Yashpal Sharma

Lakha

Amin Hajee

Bagha

Aditya Lakhia

Kachra

A.K. Hangal

A.K. Hangal

Fun Facts & Triva

This film was highly inspired by an old film, Naya Daur.

Sonali Bendre wanted to play the lead role.

Aamir Khan actually pierced his ear for his role.

The earrings he wore in the entire film is of his real-life wife Kiran's earrings.

Before Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan & SRK were offered the role.

Everyone was doing so perfect that the first cut while shooting was almost 7 hours long.

This film marks India's official entry to the Academy Awards in the category of 'Best Foreign Language Film'.

This film was shot in Bhuj which was destroyed in an earthquake after 6 months of Lagaan.